portata — meaning in English

English meaning

• course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
• discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
• plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
• range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
• scope noun The range or extent of a subject, task, or activity.
• span noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.
• tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.

Senses

portata is used for these senses in English:

• course (culinary) A stage of a meal.
• discharge (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).
• plate A course at a meal.
• range The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
• range (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
• scope The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
• span (architecture, construction) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.
• tether (figurative) The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.

course — full definition

1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

discharge — full definition

1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
3. verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.

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